Kahak Rural District

For the administrative division of Qom province, see Kahak County. For the city, see Kahak. For other places with a similar name, see Kahak.

Kahak Rural District (Persian: دهستان كهك) is in the Central District^[a] of Kahak County, Qom province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Verjan.^[5] The rural district was previously administered from the city of Kahak.^[6][b]

Kahak Rural District Persian: دهستان كهك
Rural District
Kahak Rural District
Coordinates: 34°24′29″N 50°58′29″E[1]
Country	Iran
Province	Qom
County	Kahak
District	Central
Capital	Verjan
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	12,269
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of Qom County) was 9,590 in 2,696 households.^[8] There were 9,813 inhabitants in 2,935 households at the following census of 2011.^[9] The 2016 census measured the population of the rural district as 12,269 in 3,826 households. The most populous of its 10 villages was Kermejegan, with 3,082 people.^[2]

After the census, the district was separated from the county in the establishment of Kahak County and renamed the Central District.^[5]

Notes

1. Formerly Nofel Loshato District,^[3] renamed Kahak District,^[4] and again renamed the Central District of Kahak County^[5]
2. Formerly Nofel Loshato,^[3] renamed Kahak^[7]

See also

Iran portal

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (6 January 2025). "Kahak Rural District (Kahak County)" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 6 January 2025.
2. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016): Qom Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
3. Bazargan, Mehdi (c. 2024) [Approved 2 July 1358]. Changing the name of the district and the center of the district of Kahak from the functions of Qom city to Nofel Lochato. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Council of Ministers of the Provisional Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Proposal 8157.53. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2025 – via Lam ta Kam.
4. Jahangiri, Ishaq (14 April 2019) [Approved 22 December 1397]. Approval regarding national divisions in the provinces of West Azerbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Bushehr, Sistan and Baluchestan, Fars, Qom, Lorestan, Mazandaran. sdil.ac.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Cabinet of Ministers. Proposal 158389; Notification 175033/T56016H. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2025 – via Shahr Danesh Legal Research Institute.
5. Jahangiri, Ishaq (c. 2022) [Approved 15 February 1400]. Letter of approval regarding the national divisions of Kahak District in Qom province. qavanin.ir (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 206826. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2023 – via Laws and Regulations Portal of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
6. Mousavi, Mirhossein (c. 2024) [Approved 2 February 1366]. Creation and formation of nine rural districts including villages, farms and places in Qom County under Tehran province. lamtakam.com (Report) (in Persian). Ministry of the Interior, Council of Ministers. Proposal 11955.1.5.53. Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via Lam ta Kam.
7. "'Nofel Lochato' Ruby in Qom". borna.news (in Persian). 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025 – via Borna News Agency.
8. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006): Qom Province. amar.org.ir (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
9. Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011): Qom Province. irandataportal.syr.edu (Report) (in Persian). The Statistical Center of Iran. Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2022 – via Iran Data Portal, Syracuse University.